diff --git a/package/gluon-setup-mode/files/lib/gluon/setup-mode/rc.d/S12rpcd b/package/gluon-setup-mode/files/lib/gluon/setup-mode/rc.d/S12rpcd
deleted file mode 100755
index 3791a8ce..00000000
--- a/package/gluon-setup-mode/files/lib/gluon/setup-mode/rc.d/S12rpcd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-
-if [ -x /etc/init.d/rpcd ]; then
-	. /etc/init.d/rpcd
-fi
diff --git a/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api b/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api
index 710765a2..ce1bf06e 100755
--- a/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api
+++ b/package/gluon-status-page-api/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-status-page-api
@@ -11,7 +11,3 @@ uci -q batch <<-EOF
 
 	set uhttpd.main.max_requests=32
 EOF
-
-if [ -x /etc/init.d/rpcd ]; then
-	/etc/init.d/rpcd disable
-fi